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SCAFFOLDING BRACKET FOR WOODEN SHIP BUILDING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. I9I8.

Patented May f, IMD.

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NELS ABIESON, OF PORTLAND, OREGN.

Sgecicenioii of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 2li. 1918.' Serial No. 241,764.

Re it known tiret Nms AriirlsoN, a subjuuf of i'iir King); of Norway, anni a, resident oi'f' 'she city of iortlmiiL coiirity of-iiuii'no muh, Mixte of Oregon have ii'if'enteii ii cer- 4 "which may be readily affixed on the 'upright iiieii'ibers of the siiips i'rzmie5 and when so affixed 'Wiii support scaffolding for she i.vorkn men to stand ou. Ais1) to so errengo these brackets that they may be reeiiy' moved up und down as required, and that the seme iiraeiets may oe used on either side o the siiips frame, for supporting inside or outside seafoldiiig.

ii attain my object iis iiiustreted in ihe ec compzinying drawings, in which:

Figure l is e perspective View shoe/infY sw@ ribs oi" e wooden siii) frame izo Wiiicii my breakers ere shown a nxed, the brackets supporting 'the planks of the platform., the piani/s being shown iii broken outline;

Fg. Q is e pian section iiiustretiiig: die .grmimiaftiCfiiy the nimmer in which my ekeis ere aiixed to the upright frame vs; n, is e iergeinseaie perspective'deizeii i brac-kei?, and

4f e perspective oieteii of 'the dog eens hiring" ,peril thereof.

ivi bracket comprises. e umili. parta a, of f er form ami preferably mee of eers, a@ e?, iiliistebie one over aire stressed et iifiooiizs e iieirig iiiriiemieer ci emol projecting .he sioi.- (i ein, time a9; muis oe on faire projecting eiiis of the boits 'fipi iie meiiiiiers if? a? in the po izo "which sdjristed. Tile rrieiuieer a" is i Wiiii e ietereiiy projeeiing per?, e., hav ,g serrzi'ioiis ,12S f' (or), its upper arid iower esfi 'eiidiiig io 'heidi the pisiiiis support-eci l bineims siiiiiiiig sidewise or iwise. @siii serreioris are provicieci ori ,s e iewer es Weii as the iiippei *Eems ieeemse my iriifeieis 'are reversed when more@ rom one Side oi the siiips frame 'Le die eisiiei. The meiiiber a. is made 'with im uit fiorij.; 'projecting ieterai dogg; gg? and the ieiiiiier L2 is mede with :i pendent5 pii'oieii do; 'i. The

P. izier is preeriibiy eoiisirueteii e: iiius'inrzited in Fig. aL., comprisinii` a iorieci itil per end 'i which strzicifiiies the peri The iower emi j oi" the dog is mide grioiiiieri? :mii it pro- Vided Wiiii a @rijping iieziii or projection il?? which aise serves to iiiii iiie penetration oj the point of the dog /i into file freine v'siiiif ber. ihe dog 7i is removably eszeiieii to the part e by a. boit E". The dog; iy is made re movable so time the simio bracket may be used on eitiier side o'i ifiie ship@ 'frame by simply adjusting the dog L so that it, Wiii be arranged as illustrated iii Fig 3. The

art. e may be mi iniegrei per@ of @he memger a2, and, it may be supported by en euxliziry brace mi boited in piece es shown in @le marmer of using my breeket is iiiusm trated in L 'n represents ribs of 'the siiips freine7 to 'which are fastened my brecieizs. il wiii be nosed time the ieg g' bites .into one side of iiie'reme timbers and the dog IL into the opposite side. The pro jeeting part-s e of ehe meii'iber a? have pieriks o leid iieross them te prov.' fle 'e piairoriii :ier the Workmen. The dos; fz, may be slightly tapped into tile .freine 'simile-rs by sriiirigj the tapping heed fa thereof with e hammer'. iiiheii my brecie; has oiiee teken hold? e weight ,imposed 'thereon VWoiiiii ii-zrve ii temiH eney to Eighties siioi'i iioiii. Tiri order to remove the brackets, the tapping iiemi c o'f tile dog' i may siigii" capperi on "sire uiier siiie.

'het the bracket a, be iriede ei? v o iiieiiiiiers a 0,2, siieh eoiisizriis'iiori is oni suggested Where the bracket i'iiieaiiie so oe used on 'freine tiii'iiiers of Varying; orossseeiieri; smi

hence rif Referredn the bracket mail be made L5 is o' eoiirse not necessary of one piece, meiudiiig e reinforcing or breev in Figi 3.

eieim:

A bri/wires eomprisizfigge 'three sirie. reeizeisguier peri', i'iariiig; en iiiaeggrei piece progeetiiig; iii the pierre of "-'fie reeizei'igie, the iree emi ei' ie'ier "heir merde with eri intermedi lggointei projeetioiif; s, ieg

ing part eorrespoiifiiiig to sire per@ m shown @ifi pivoted to said projecting piece :1t a point located Some distance from said rectangle, the free end of said leg being pointed.

2. A scaffold bracket covl prisng :Ln nd- F justable threcsided rectangular part havin :1n integral piece projecting in the plane of the rectangle!` the free end of the latter be- Y projecting piece at a point located some disl0 tance from said rectangle, the free end of said leg being pointed.

NELS ARESON, 

